Power Transistor Market To Become A $13.0 Billion Business in 2011

The automotive product segment continues to drive the sale of power transistors. Portable electronics, alternative energy systems, power converters among others are drivers for this product.After an historic 44% increase in 2010, the power transistor market is expected to climb another 9% in 2011 and set a new record high annual sales volume of $13.1 billion, according to IC Insights’ 2011 Optoelectronics, Sensors, and Discretes (O-S-D) Report.

The O-S-D Report also shows power transistor shipments rising 11% in 2011 to a record-high 58.8 billion units worldwide due to above-average sales growth in automotive electronics, new renewable energy systems (such as solar panels and wind turbines), battery-operated portable products, and more efficient power supplies in a range of equipment applications.

The report continues, between 2010 and 2015, total power transistor revenues are expected to grow, reaching $16.3 billion at the end of the forecast period.

The driver will be Power FET with a projected revenue of- $4.6b followed by IGBT modules with $2.3b

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